The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
Work Of tho Senate and the House
of Representatives.

support Of their families was fayorobly re-
ported 10 the senate on Feb ~. The military
academy appropriation Dill was pA.sei ~. -
tho sale Of the barracks at Newport, n Anl
the purchase OF another site. John sherman N
derei his resignation az iresidens pro s"' ~ sns
veyor General for Minnesota, ant Ihomn "
Manning IA Minister 70 Mckee. The presdeat
approved the net for the construction 81 ur'd;o
over the Mississippi River near Dubuque. iowa
The House OF kopfe sentatives, notwithstanding
personal appeal from Mr.. Bland. OF Missouri;
refused 10 pass over the Presidents veto a Dill
increasing tho pension OF Jonn w. FarrIs
THE bill 10 create a Department OF Agriculture
passed the senate Fob. -, The bill creates an
executive department 20 DO known as tho De-
partuaent OF Agriculture and Labor. with a Sec
rotary and Assistant Secretary 10 DO appointed
by the President, by and with the advice aud
ceive the aafne salary as tho heads OF this other
executive departments, and the assistant the
Same salary as the Assistant Secretary OF
~ T' labor and the Weather service
Bureau are 10 be transferred 10 the Department.
of Agriculture. The senate passed the pension
bill Of Thomas \. Hopkins over tho Presidents
veto The President transmitted % tho senate
the correspondence with Mexico An tho cutting
case. The House Of Representatives pnssei
substitute for the Senate bill authorizing tho
Senate % rotaliate upon the Canadians for shut
ting eat American nshing vessels. Onf session
az tho new measure makes liable - forfeit 70
marine miles OF our coasts or harbora.
BILLS authorizing railroad bridges over tho
Mississippi at Grand Tower. H.. and Sioux city,
and granting a railroad right OF way through tho
Crow reservation In Montana passed the SEN
ate ON the Gath inst House bal was reported
favorably for right Of way through sAdian
Territory for the Chicago, kansas anu NobrasAh
Road Senator Ingalls,, " Kansas, was MONTH";
nted by tho Republican Sonntorina caucus u 90
President pro tempore OF the senate, vice aen'
ator sherman, resigned. The House OF hcpfv-
sentatives refused, by vote oi 10 % 49,,
20 concur In the senate amendment ID tao 4 ost-
Office appropriation bill setting ASIDE 30 ~ Tor
Central and oouth American mails. NJ. Mat
son called up the depepdent-pcnsIoh bill. with
tho veto message OF tho President thereon.
Mr.. Congor thought that the report OF
tho Committee ON Invalid Pensions was
a complete answer 10 the Presidents n.y.
periodic criticisms ON the measure. mo
commented upon tho action OF tho ireaident
IN vetolng tho pending measure, Yet signing the
Mexican pension bin. The only protest, a. a.nst
the bill had come from tho Southern citlvs anu
the money centers. Mr.. o'Hsra favored tho Dill.
and criticised the ruling OF tho Pension Oalco
a. nying aid 10 colored women who had lost their
sons In the war. When the fifty-fourth nsd
Fifty-nfth Massachusetts Roginens. com.
posed exclusively OF oolored men went out, and
the Paymaster offered 20 pay them iess shan
other regiments because they were black,
they spurnoi tho money, and said: No we
are in the cause Of liberty, and II You clnnot
pay us what you pay other soldiers We will night
Tor our dag and country without compensate ll.
MIR. Bragg, Of Wisconsin, said ~ Was time Tor
teresta Of the real soldier and the business IN
terests OF the country Ihey had drifted along,
impelled by species OF sympathetic influence.
regardless OF reason Judgment until the
period was reached which eliminated IN
the pres entation aud passage OF OF
the most sea1daious I.,S WI which va. n ns
nature. The people OF the country, without re-
gard TO party had every reason 20 DO thankful
that this bill had been presented 10 an oxocu-
fixr..x na had y Ia a T.
uation In n few years the soldiers OF the conn-
try--not tho bummerH-would have arrived at
an ago when he could como To Congress and de-
mand as as right-not ask rs a charity--that
provision DO made for them. Lei not Congress
bankrupt the treasury before that time
arrived by yielding 70 the demands OF de-
The men who advocated this bill we're not tho
friends OF the true soldier. Thoy Hd, ocated
this bill, many OF them, simply because the
men could vote whom they expected 20 puy by
this bill. Mr.. Bragg said the prchs opposed the
bill and sustained the President inat gallant
soldier the Governor Of Maine, ChanIUerlin,
stood by the President The .reat soldier,
Palmer OF Illinois, stood by the Presi-
dent. Gov. Cox Of Ohio stool by the President
Old Dan sickles OF the Thrift Army Corps
said that the veto was "a most glorious deed.
Brave mon OF all parties stood 10y the President,
IL was only the little minds that went buzzing
about like insects that opposed him. lt Is only
the class Of gentlemen who hnnR around tho
Grand Army posts, who crowd themselves ia TO
get S. a week and 10 live upon their comrades,
Mckinley did not believe with the gentle
man from Wisconsin that tho nonen-
Charles either shirks or yagabonds
or good for nothing scoundrels. he be-
tered over the country who fought as bravoly
the gentleman from Wisconsin, though thoy
were not here 60 tell Of their deeds Of courage
and glory. rhese men generally did tnoir hight
ing ON foot. Mr.. Hepburn said ~rho state.
ment OF the gentleman from Wisconsin bragg
that the Grand Army has repudiated this bill
Ia ma "A NJ ua he alrr
portion OF all ~ it's diatribo Of a.uso against
hts own comrades. 10 IL not an uncommon thing
for skilled huntsman 20 use docoys. 80 IL Ia
that tho solid South that opposes this bill. ana
that stimulated this veto, puts forward all Of
these Northern gentlemen To represent a. Not
one OF them. for political reasons. has had tho
speak hero ma ho will vote. Wny2 because 10
would challenge attention 10 this conspiracy be-
tween those that once wero opposed to us and
who are now our friends. and the wealth OF this
country and the metropolitan press OF this
country The question was then put viii
,he house; npon RECONSIDERATION pass the BIN,
withstanding2- And 10 WAS decided ia tho neg.
ative--yeas, l7o; nays, l25-not tho tonstitu-
tonal two-thirds I'm the Affirmative
Mn EpMUSDs' substitute for tho ploura- pnen-
monia bin was adopted by tho Senate on the
25th ult II appropriates s1.000.00i, o. 10 ex-
pended undcr the direction 81 tho Preal-
dent and. i'm his discretion through the
Commissioner Of Agriculture. {, all tho
proper authorities Of the several States
la preventing tho spread 81 pleuro-pneu
monia, tho appropriation 10 expire at the
end Of two years A motion 90 reconsider tho
vote by which tho Edmunds substitute was
adopted WAS pending when tho senate adj
lourned. senator Ingalls, was oil c,od President
FRO tenn. Of the Senate The House passed un-
der suspension OF the rules, tho senate BIN
providing for agricultural experiment statOns
The general deficiency appropriation blll was
reported q the House IL makos a tot A nppro-
priation 81 s3,5Il.50i. while tho estimates Az.
grepated "a. 55s,9i4
OK tho assembling % the snnnt, ~, - an.i